Cook County property tax bills available online, with payments due April 1

County officials said they would be mailing 1.8 million first installment property tax bills for the 2025 tax year by March 2.
Chicago Tribune

Report: Cook County should revamp property tax breaks for businesses

Cook County’s system to give property tax breaks to businesses is set to expire in two years, and Board President Toni Preckwinkle is looking to revamp the program that has already shifted billions of ...
WBEZ

Plans are underway to end Cook County’s property tax sales

Plans are underway to sunset Cook County’s contentious property tax sale system in the coming years. Last week, state Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, filed a bill to bring Illinois into compliance ...
WBEZ

Black neighborhoods hit hardest with Cook County property tax bill increase, analysis finds

Homeowners in some of the city’s most affordable neighborhoods may be surprised to see a spike in their property tax bills that were mailed out Friday. Residential property tax bills are rising ...